Our Divine Spiritual Richness

Still keeping on topic of can two walk together accept they do so in agreement by being of one accord and in the beginning, GOD. GOD filling all things, as light pushes away the chaos of the night and gives life therefore to all things great and small. And we saw that in the ancient Aramaic of Pilio-Hebrew that the term Elohim is the word used to describe GOD here in Genesis 1:1-2, meaning three in One being this Being, Spirit. And this Spirit being Father, Son and Spirit Holy. To this John added water and blood to the Spirit that bear witness of Him in 1John 5:8. Peter also makes a statement similarly in 2Peter 2:19 where he references being with the Lord Jesus on the mount where He took on His Glory in transformation. And the hearing of the voice from confirming the transformation. For this purpose and plan of GOD is the next area of our topic the burden that was laid on the Lord the burden of humanity. But before I take us there Pastor Hoekstra and his teaching on Grace and faith that is in Christ the Messiah for Israel and indeed all of humanity, that ushered a change of the Ages. And then  by way of using the ESV translation I will look at our chosen subject matter all being done under the LORD.

 "Even More on the Source of our Faith"


"Jesus Christ, the faithful witness . . . the Faithful and True Witness . . . And He . . . was called Faithful and True." (Revelation 1:5; 3:14; and 19:11)


"Faith comes into our lives through the work of Jesus Christ: "Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2). When the name of the LORD is revealed to us (that is, an understanding of who Jesus is and what He is able to do), faith develops in our hearts. "And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong . . . Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness" (Acts 3:16). We grasp to some degree how great He is, so we trust Him to do great things. Thereby, faith comes into our spiritual experience through Him. Our present verses are related to this development of faith, for they depict Jesus as faithful and true. As He depended on the Faithfulness of the Father and His Promises we are too. Just as did Abraham, Isaac and many more as the Bible attests to.

He is the reliable witness, who tells us the Truth: "Jesus Christ, the faithful witness . . . the Faithful and True Witness . . . And He . . . was called Faithful and True." A witness gives a first-hand report of what he has observed, heard, or experienced. Jesus is the reliable witness of things that He is truly informed about, things that we are fully in need of knowing. He tells us about the kingdom of heaven. "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted [a turning from one form to another form as in turn from being satan's slave to being a slave of Christ] and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3). He warns us about the judgment of hell. "So it will be at the end of the Age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. ["Where" is not spoken but is understand in the meaning] There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:49-50). 

He also tells us about the heavenly Father. "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" (Matthew 7:11). He warns us about the "father of lies." "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it" (John 8:44). He tells us what true living is all about. "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true GOD, and Jesus Christ Whom You have sent" (John 17:3). We have trust in the beginning of our conversion [ and His Spirit provides in us faith] in Him and all that He bears witness to, because He is "the Faithful and True Witness."


Christ our Burden bearer, Carried the Burden of Humanity,

Isaiah 53:4-6 "Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by GOD, and afflicted. For He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed [receive His Salvation being made whole again to soundness of spirit and in some body and mind]. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us [our redemption] all."

Matthew 8:14-17 "Jesus entered Peter's house, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve Him. That evening they brought to Him many who were oppressed by demons, and He cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "He took our illnesses and bore our diseases."
John 19:17-21 "So they took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but rather, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.'" Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written."